calc_water_density

Author:

Bart Nijssen

Date:

August 23, 1996

Description:

Calculate the density of water as a function of temperature using the Thiesen-Scheel-Diesselhorst equation.

References

McCutcheon, S. C., J. L. Martin, and T. O. Barnwell, Jr, Water quality, In: Maidment, D. R. (ed.), Handbook of hydrology, 1993, McGraw-Hill, New York (p. 11.6, Fig. 11.1.1).

Input Variables:

Variable

Type

Units

Description

Tdoubledeg Cwater temperature

Output Variables:

Variable

Type

Units

Description

rhodoublekg/m3water density

Subroutines Called:

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